Bad weather: Martin Parr

Abstract

Martin Parr's Bad Weather is the debut book from Britain's most world-renowned and prolific photographers. Armed with wry humor (and a water-proof camera), Parr captured the social landscape of the UK during downpours, snow storms, and the most challenging elements. Published in 1982, Bad Weather has been long out of print and is one of Parr's most sought after books. Books on Books # 17 offers an in-depth study of this important photobook including a new essay by Thomas Weski called Even the Queen Gets Wet.--Publisher.

Contents

Bad Weather / Martin Parr -- Foreword (from plates 4 and 5) / Michael Fish -- Introduction (from plates 6 and 7) / Peter Turner -- Thoughts on bad weather (from plates 33 and 34): extracts from a conversation between Martin Parr, Peter Turner, and Heather Forbes -- Even the Queen gets wet / Thomas Weski -- Making bad weather / Jeffrey Ladd -- Martin Parr.